Da'Vine Joy Randolph's parents, teacher brought to tears watching her Oscars win: 'We are just so proud'Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.
"It was just so beautiful," Mama Randolph tells EW from inside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Randolph patriarch Michael adds, "We are just so proud. So, so proud.", among other notable stars — is also"just so proud," he says."I can’t believe I have two students nominated. One would have been a dream." (In her acceptance speech, an emotional Randolph thanked her mother for giving her the push she needed.
"I didn't think I was supposed to be doing this as a career. I started off as a singer, and my mother said to me, 'Go across that street to that theater department; there's something for you there,'" she said. "And I thank my mother for doing that. Thank you to all the people who have stepped in my path and has been there for me — who has ushered me and guided me... for so long I wanted to be different, and now I realize I just need to be myself.
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